Challenge

Reval Fortress Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Silver Nurk took the kick off in the first half of the match. Samuel Kaasik's late challenge caught a Venezuela's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Samuel Kaasik helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to FC Rebel getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Samuel Kaasik hit a great ball. 7 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Silver Nurk came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mehis Johannson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hannes Nurmik charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hannes Nurmik the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Venezuela booed when FC Rebel was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hannes Nurmik didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 16th minute of the game. One of Venezuela:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Rebel:s goal. In the 17th minute there was a penalty for FC Rebel. Aadam Põld stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jonathan Ferrant. 1-0. After 20 played minutes FC Rebel got a freekick which was hit by Hannes Nurmik. Venezuela's Guillermo Espina was substituted for Jonathan Venegas. A collision led to FC Rebel getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Gunnar Alles hit a great ball. 30 minutes into the match, FC Rebel's Gunnar Alles sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. FC Rebel's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Aadam Põld in the 31st minute. The corner ended in Aadam Põld almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant did a great save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Illescas in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mehis Johannson saved FC Rebel from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a free kick in the 41st minute. In the 42nd minute, Silver Nurk got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Through an outstanding action, after 45 minutes, Jonathan Ferrant successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. Reino Stroom might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Reino Stroom ran back to his position shaking his head. Reino Stroom hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. FC Rebel's Tambet Nugin was substituted for Hannes Nurmik. In the 57th match minute, FC Rebel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reino Stroom to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patricio Costa to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gunnar Alles, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Alex Chicote hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. After 64 played minutes, FC Rebel's Aadam Põld shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Rebel reached it. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silver Nurk in the 66th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silver Nurk in the 69th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gunnar Alles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute of the match FC Rebel got a corner. Venezuela's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Aadam Põld ran over to the corner to take the kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Mehis Johannson in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aadam Põld hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 83rd minute Silver Nurk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Ferrant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silver Nurk in the 92nd minute of play. FC Rebel's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.